Net energy imports in Bangladesh
Net imports covered 48.5% of energy use in Bangladesh in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Bangladesh, 2024
48.5%
Change from 2023
+2.8percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Position in 2024
45th of 139
Net energy imports in Bangladesh over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.5% | – |
| 2023 | 45.7% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8 percentage points from 45.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by +28.7 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 45th highest value.